Appling County Elementary School (ACES) was blessed to have volunteers from the Retired Educators Association, and other community members serve as classroom proctors, hall monitors, and media monitors during the recent Criterion Referenced Competency Test (CRCT). We wish to express a special thank you to the following dedicated individuals who freely gave of their time to ensure the integrity of our testing environment:
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1. Ephesus – the backslidden church
2. Smyrna – the suffering church
3. Pergamos – the compromising church
4. Thyatira – the papal church
5. Sardis – the reformation church
6. Philadelphia – the missional church
7. Laodicea – the apostate church
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I am so thankful for the Christmas in Action program. I want to thank each and every single volunteer that did all the tremendous work on my home. The Christmas in Action program is great and consists of dedicated volunteers that reach out to those needing home repairs for low-income older adults and disabled.
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A big thank you to all of Appling County for making this Letter Carriers Food Drive the best yet. We collected over 5,000 lbs of non-perishable and canned goods for our local Food Bank. Your generosity in giving was awesome.

What kind of seed are you sowing? Did you sow a good seed today? We must be careful of what seed we sow, (good or bad). Helping others, for the same people you meet going up you might meet them on your way back down. So we must be careful how we treat, meet, and greet people. For God is watching.
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On May 6, I went to a local supermarket to buy a few items and wrote a check to pay for them. The cashier informed me that my check was denied, no reason given. I paid for my items and went to my bank.
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I would like to take this opportunity to thank the Christmas In Action crew that came to my home and re-covered my roof. Special thank you to Leon Russell, his brother and cousins and every person that came and helped. I pray God will richly bless each of you and your families. Thank you for a job well done. You will never know how much this means to me.

Huge thanks and appreciation to everyone who participated in the Walk For Jesus this past Saturday, May 4. It was a dreary, rainy day but in spite of the weather about 40-50 Christians turned out to walk in the rain for their Lord and King. Others who couldn’t walk rode in vans provided by First African Baptist Church.
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Have you ever taken the time to think we actually can hurt one another with our mouths? I always said if you cannot say nothing good about somebody learn to keep your mouth shut. We have 365 days in a year to take life one day at a time, but we would rather tend to somebody else’s business. There are a lot of busy bodies. You can look around you, and you can find busybodies.
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Coming together is the beginning. Working together is a process, staying together is a success, and yesterday is history. Tomorrow is a mystery, and today is a blessing. When will we see the light? We are living in darkness, blind and cannot see. We all hear the same sound; we look up and see the same sky, cry the same tears. Our feelings and emotions are the same, yet there is hate, violence, intolerance and confusion. We don’t try to understand each other or realize we all have the same basic needs. No matter who we are – color, race, or gender.
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This letter is in reference to the unwanted pets that are left on our property and road, Howard Brannen Road. As many of you know, the animal shelter is located at the end of Howard Brannen Road. We are continuously having people drop off their unwanted pets on our properties or at the end of the road. We have no control of the animal shelter nor the hours and cannot continue to have unwanted pets left loose. I had someone drop of two puppies and left them in the box of my truck…this is ridiculous! When these unwanted pets are left on Howard Brannen Road, Animal Control will NOT, pick them up, because we are NOT in the city, therefore, we are burdened with unwanted pets. If you do not want your unwanted pets, please contact the Baxley Police Department (Animal Control) so they can guide you on how to have your unwanted pets picked up. All of the residents on Howard Brannen Road will greatly appreciate your understanding in this matter.

It was with great interest that I read your January 23 report on the Grand Jury’s finding in the shooting death of Cpl James M. Dixon III. After thinking about this case for more than a year, I agree with the Grand Jury, and presumably, the GBI findings. Simply stated, James was holding a gun. He would not, or more likely could not surrender his gun so the use of deadly force was justified. Note, however, that the term “justified” is not synonymous with “necessary” or “morally correct” or “humane.” There are still many unanswered questions in this case. Among them are: Did the sheriff determine that his entire department was incompetent to handle one man armed with a shotgun? Did the sheriff have any non-lethal systems at his disposal? Why, after talking to James face to face, did the sheriff walk away and turn him over to SWAT? Did James threaten to harm anyone? If it had been the sheriff’s child instead of James, would he have walked away? I understand that the snipers are trained to shoot only to kill: is their policy “Surrender or die”?
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What’s wrong with America? Can we see the need to pray? I Thessalonians, 5th Chapter, the 17 verse states, Pray without ceasing, and verse 18, In everything give thanks. As I have stated before we have forgotten God. Have everything else on our minds, but God. (Money).
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